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Plait — Plait, n. [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum, p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See {Ply}, and cf. {Plat} to weave, {Pleat}, {Plight} fold.] 1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

plait — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a single length of hair, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands. ► VERB ▪ form into a plait or plaits. ORIGIN Old French pleit a fold , from Latin plicare to fold … English terms dictionary

plait — I UK [plæt] / US [pleɪt] noun [countable] Word forms plait : singular plait plural plaits a length of hair formed by twisting three separate lengths over each other, worn especially by women and girls. The usual American word is braid Christina s … English dictionary

Plait — A plait may mean either: * A braid like knot * A pleat * Plait (gastropod), a fold in the columella of a gastropod mollusc * [http://stephenjungels.com/jungels.net/projects/plait plait] an opensource shell based playlist generator and command… … Wikipedia

plait — 1. noun /pleɪt,plæt/ a) A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. b) A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. 2. verb /pleɪt,plæt/ … Wiktionary